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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 635 · 40 questions
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How to say it (Say it by syllables): Say the word in beats and stress the CAPITAL beat: di-VEL-up (develop), hoh-TEL (hotel). Drop the silent letters: SAM-un (salmon), EYE-lund (island), ri-SEET (receipt). Do not add an extra beat at the start: SKOOL (school), STAY-shun (station), not is-KOOL.

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  1. 1.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
  2. 2.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) is-TAY-shun
  3. 3.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
  4. 4.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
  5. 5.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
  6. 6.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
  7. 7.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
  8. 8.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHAY-oss (c) CHOWS
  9. 9.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  13. 13.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
  14. 14.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEBT (c) DEB-ut
  15. 15.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  17. 17.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  19. 19.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
  20. 20.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  23. 23.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  25. 25.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  26. 26.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
  27. 27.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
  28. 28.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
  29. 29.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
  30. 30.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  31. 31.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  34. 34.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  36. 36.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  37. 37.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c

Answer key

  1. SEZ
  2. STAY-shun
  3. BIS-kit
  4. SKOOL
  5. VEJ-tuh-bul
  6. SAM-un
  7. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  8. KAY-oss
  9. KEM-is-tree
  10. b
  11. b
  12. 1
  13. MIS-chi-vus
  14. DET
  15. SED
  16. b
  17. di-TUR-min
  18. 3
  19. FILM
  20. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  21. 1
  22. 2
  23. di-TUR-min
  24. 2
  25. KEM-is-tree
  26. RES-uh-pee
  27. ri-SEET
  28. KYOO
  29. EYE-lund
  30. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  31. DET
  32. 5
  33. l
  34. PEET-suh
  35. 2
  36. VEJ-tuh-bul
  37. PUR-pus
  38. 1
  39. u
  40. p

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